introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." 7:42 on the east coast. we're going to go to joe and mika on the "today" show with savannah in just a couple minutes or a minute or so. dr. sachs, as you look now eight days out, two different questions, i guess, what do you hope the race will turn on, and what do you think it will actually turn on? >> well, this is the cliff-hanger of cliff-hangers. so i think even the next few days, the storm, what the president does in leadership and helping the country get out of this mess actually can play a role. we're down to the absolute wire. there's no question about it. >> harold, this obviously isn't a story about politics. this is about real things happening to real people over the next couple of days. but does it give the president a moment to appear presidential with a week before an election? >> not only does it give him a chance to look presidential, and i think it's even harder for mitt romney to campaign. and if you'r